Nathan Lustig

I’m have to preface this post by saying that I know this will never ever happen.  But I can dream. I’ve been sitting here in South America watching the start of another long world cup qualifying campaign and I’m completely jealous.  The games have passion, everyone’s watching and the teams are fielding their best players. [...]

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Jay DeMerit grew up in Green Bay, about two hours north of me.  He was a high school star at Bay Port and went to University of Illinois Chicago to play soccer. After he graduated, MLS didn’t want him, so he left the US with $1800 in his pocket and moved to England, joining a [...]

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Soccer has been gaining popularity in the US ever since World Cup 1994.  Soccer is the most played youth sport in the US.  The MLS now averages over 17,100 fans per game, about the same as the NBA and NHL.  Seattle’s average attendance is now 36,350 “and would have ranked ninth in the English Premier [...]

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As soon as I moved out of the country, Wisconsin went to the Rose Bowl and the Packers went to the Superbowl.  I watched the end of the season on my computer on the free streaming websites (which the US government just shut down) and then watched the the NFC Championship game at an American [...]

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Nobody should be surprised by FIFA’s selection of Russia and Qatar as the next two hosts for the World Cup.  FIFA, along with the International Olympic Committee are among the most corrupt organizations in the world (see Jack Warner).  It’s clear that England was by far the best host for 2018 in terms of attendance, [...]

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I’ve been reffing soccer since I was 12. I grew up playing soccer and wanted some extra spending money as a kid, so it was a natural fit. Over the past 12 years, I’ve learned a ton about myself and human nature in general.  I think some of the lessons I learned growing up as [...]

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